Pocket secretary



H. s. ROBINSON 2,815,786

PocxET SECRETARY ngc. 1o, 1957 Filed- Aug. 2o, 195e 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 lill-l.

I l l I I Il l f .N %\f N Dec. 10, 1957l H. s. ROBINSON 2,815,786

` POCKET SECRETARY Filed Aug. 20, 1.956

2 sheets-sheet 2 United States Patent ff i Poorter SECRETARY Howard S. Robinson, Westfield, Mass., assgnor to Robinson Reminders, line., Westfield, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application August Z0, 1956, Serial No. 604,919

1 Claim. (C1. ISO-,39)

This invention relates to improvements in pocket secretaries such as are carried in the inside pocket of mens jackets for holding papers, cards, currency, note books and the like.

The principal objects of the invention are .directed to the provision of a pocket secretary arranged and constructed in a novel manner to have greater capacity than` heretofore and which is adapted for papers, booklets `and the like of greater transverse -width than formerly.

A pocket secretary consists of two -elongated half-parts or what may be called covers which arefarranged vfor hinging, into superposed closed relation, along inner longitudinal portions or for opening in coplanar relation.

One cover section often has an inner wall secured thereto to provide a pocket having an open mouth along the hinged portion of the covers. Said pocket is used for currency or paper money or the back of a note pad and this inner wall may carry various pockets for cards or the like.

An inner flap or wall on the inner side of the opposite cover member and said cover are stitched along outer longitudinal and lower transverse edges, said flap being free of the cover along its upper transverse edge and inner longitudinal edge adjacent the hinged portions of the covers. This flap, in conjunction with the cover, provides what may be called a main pocket which is commonly used for papers and the like of such transverse width as will permit closing of the cover.

Pocket secretaries are, in general, of more or less standard or similar transverse width when the covers are in coplanar open position and of similar transverse width when the covers are in superposed closed relation.

In such a construction as referred to, the transverse width of the main pocket is restricted and not sufficient for many articles which it may be desired to put in said pocket for the reason that the inner edges of said articles in the pocket overlap the hinge portions of the covers and prevent closing of the covers.

Such articles as are referred to may be 81/2 X 11 inch letter sheets twice folded transversely forming three plies, passport books and the like.

The restricted width -of the main pocket before mentioned is accounted for by the fact that outer longitudinal and lower transverse extensions or edge portions of thel cover are brought inwardly over corresponding edge portions of the flap and stitched, the stitching obviously being disposed inwardly of the edges of the cover, There are zones along the edges of the cover consisting of superposed portions of the cover and flap which limit the width of the main pocket.

Passport cases have been made to have a transverse width suicient to accommodate passport books. These, however, have been with the edges of the cover turned inwardly and stitched as aforesaid wherefor the width of the case is greater than the more or less standard width of pocket secretaries all of which is somewhat objectionable.

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According to novel lfeatures of this invention, a pocket secretary is provided wherein ya `main pocket is provided which will accommodate a passport book or the like. An increased width of pocket is provided without an increase in width of the secretary with the covers in their 4closed positions or in the width of the secretary in open coplanar relation of the covers.

The novel features of this invention are accomplished by stitching the outer longitudinal edge of a flap to an extension or marginal portion at the outer longitudinal edge of the cover with the cover and flap in open relation and then swinging the ap inwardly over the inside of the cover and nally stitching ,the lower edges of the cover and flap to provide the main pocket open at its transverse upper side and inner longitudinal side.

In this way, there is no stitching through superposed edgs of the cover and flap inwardly of outer longitudinal edges thereof thereby to provide a pocket of greater width extending beyond the longitudinal stitching usual in pocket secretaries. The main pocket extends from the hinge portion of the covers to the outer longitudinal edge ,of the cover and point of bending of the extension and is therefore vof greater width than heretofore.

This invention will be described in the form at present preferred and shown in the drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a pocket secretary embodying the novel features of the invention with the cover members in open coplanar relation;

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the pocket secretary with the cover members thereof in closed relation; and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of one cover member of the pocket secretary to illustrate the connection of said cover with a flap for forming the main pocket of the structure.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail, the novel features of the invention will be fully described.

A pocket secretary is represented by 2 which has a cover member 4 and an opposite cover member 6. The structure will be formed from such flexible and pliable material that there is a hinging zone 8 connecting inner longitudinal portions of the cover members so that they may be swung to the open coplanar position of Fig. l or the closed relation of Fig. 2.

The cover member 4 has an inner wall lil secured thereto by overlapping marginal extending portions l2, 14 and 16 and stitching therealong at 18, 20 and 22. A pocket is formed by the cover member and wall 10 which is open along the zone of hinging 3. The backing 24 of a pad 26 may be inserted in the pocket as indicated and the cover 4 may carry other pockets or the like as may be desired. The sheets of a pad may be scored as indicated by 27 for removal of sections of the sheets.

The cover member 6 has a flap F associated therewith to provide a main pocket open at upper transverse and inner longitudinal sides 30 and 32.

The said cover 6 may have a padding or lining 34 as may the cover member 4 which is nsual. The stitching 18, 20 and 22 secures the extensions l2, 14 and 16 to the padding or lining.

In order to provide said main pocket with the desired transverse width, the cover 6 and ap F are joined in the following manner.

The extending marginal portion 36 of the outermost ply of the cover 6 at the longitudinal edge thereof is provided on which the inner longitudinal edge f of the llap F is superposed. Said edge f of the ap F and portion 36 of the cover are secured by stitching as indicated by 38.

Then the ap F is swung inwardly to overlie the inner side of the cover 6. Extension 14 is brought over the lower end of the ap F and the stitching 2t) secures the parts together.

Thus it will be seen that a main pocket is provided which extends transversely from the outer longitudinal edge of the cover 6 and line of fold 36' of the extension 36 to the zone of hinging 8 of the covers. The main pocket then is greater than is the case with ordinary pocket secretaries, and all Without an increase in the width of the secretary either in the closed or open position thereof.

With the main pocket formed as described, wider articles than formerly are accommodated and same is made possible by the manner of securing the longitudinal outer edges of the cover 6 and flap F. As shown in Fig. 1, an object such as a passbook P in the main pocket has its outer edge at the line of fold 36 of the extension 36 while its inner edge P is disposed relative to the zone of hinging S in such a manner as to not interfere with the swinging of the covers to the closed position of Fig. 2.

It will be understood that the marginal portions 12, 14 and 16 and 36 of the structure are extensions of the outermost ply of the structure.

The novel features of the invention have been disclosed in the form at present preferred but changes and modifications inay be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A pocket secretary of the type having a pair of elongated cover members provided with a hinge connection between inner longitudinal portions thereof whereby said cover members may be swung between superposed closed relation and open coplanar relation in combination with main pocket forming means cooperating with one of the cover members to provide an inner main pocket comprising, an elongated inner ap on the inner side of said one cover member having an inner longitudinal edge adjacent said hinge connection and outer longitudinal side and lower transverse end edges in alignment with outer longitudinal side and lower transverse end edges of said one cover member, said one cover member having relatively narrow extending portions along the outer longitudinal lower transverse edges thereof superposed on the outer side and lower end edges of the flap and stitching securing said extending portions and llap together whereby said flap and cover member cooperate to provide a pocket open at upper transverse and inner longitudinal sides within the secretary and having a transverse width extending adjacent said hinge connection of the cover members outwardly to the outer longitudinal edge of said one cover member.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,049,409 Seelman Jan. 7, 1913 1,558,921 Reichle Oct. 27, 1925 1,787,054 Scheuer Dec. 30, 1930 2,737,992 Wright Mar. 13, 1956 

